Today, I speak with Dr. Josh Smith, a Psychologist specializing in chronic illness, pain, relationships, boundaries & communication. We talks about topics ranging from childhood trauma versus childhood experiences, attachment styles, and navigating difficult conversations. This is my second interview with Josh and we got go even deeper than we did with our first conversation!

We talk about:

-variations of trauma

-childhood trauma

-attachment styles and feeling safe

-beliefs versus reality

-finding the pressure points of a relationship

-growth through discomfort

-exposing vulnerabilities

-accommodators and narcissist 

-narcissistic traits versus being a toxic narcissist 

Time Stamps: 

1:00 introduction

2:01 defining trauma

4:43 experiences in childhood

11:10 hidden trauma and feeling safe

18:45 communicating around different experiences

25:30 meaning what you say

32:10 having uncomfortable conversations

36:00 being vulnerable

41:30 relationship patterns of accommodators and narcissists 

46:45 creating a safe space in counseling

50:01 characteristics of narcissists 

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